2.3 ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tolga · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Tolga
How families and households are made up across the area.
Well over 30% of people in Tolga live alone, a figure well above the state and national averages. This makes the area distinct, though the typical number of people per home has risen slightly to 2.3 since 2011.
2.3
▲ +15.0%
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 18 areas
- 1.8: 37 areas
- 1.9: 87 areas
- 2.0: 173 areas
- 2.1: 203 areas
- 2.2: 204 areas
- 2.3: 216 areas
- 2.4: 164 areas
- 2.5: 136 areas
- 2.6: 109 areas
- 2.7: 94 areas
- 2.8: 81 areas
- 2.9: 65 areas
- 3.0: 52 areas
- 3.1: 36 areas
- 3.2: 16 areas
- 3.3: 18 areas
- 3.4: 9 areas
- 3.5: 11 areas
- 3.6: 5 areas
- 3.7: 7 areas
- 3.8: 5 areas
- 3.9: 11 areas
- 4.0: 9 areas
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 6 areas
- 4.3: 4 areas
- 4.4: 6 areas
- 4.5: 5 areas
- 4.6: 4 areas
- 4.7: 3 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 3 areas
- 5.0: 3 areas
- 5.1: 0 areas
- 5.2: 2 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 1 area
- 5.5: 1 area
- 5.6: 1 area
- 5.7: 2 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 1 area
- 6.0: 0 areas
- 6.1: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Tolga — lower than 57% of areas.
| Tolga | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4882, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person homes make up 30.7% of the total, though this is a 12 point drop from 2011. Two-person households are the most common at 38.8%, and the usual home size is a little below the Queensland figure of 2.5 people.
30.7% ▼ -28.1%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Tolga, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 46.5% of families, while couples without children account for 35.6%. One-parent families represent 16.1% of the total, which is a little above the national figure and has risen 2.1 points since 2011.
16.1% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Tolga, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (16%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Tolga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321106/tolga/topic/family-households